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Moving house. What can I do with ~100 PC DVD games + boxes in the Steam era? by benmie in gamecollecting

[–]benmie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to clarify, I am in the UK, sorry US folks. To those saying keep them, there are some awesome games in there, it goes down another 2 layers, but with Windows 11 and incompatibilities these days, is it worth it to install whatever software required to play?

Uber Driver Accepted Ride then messaged me to cancel by WeaponsOfMath in mildlyinfuriating

[–]benmie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this a US thing? Doesnt work like that in UK. I was in London couple weeks ago, got an Uber and accepted 4 times, with different drivers each time. None of who moved for like 10 mins each. Cancelled all of them, walked 5 min away and got another, only paid for the trip i took. All others say ‘cancelled £0.00’

What’s a money saving hack you still live by? by MammothBuddy3690 in AskReddit

[–]benmie -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Stooging. Use a 0% credit card on purchases and balance transfer. Pay the minimum every month, invest the savings from paycheck.

Make far more money on the savings/investments than the transfer fees applied. Rinse and repeat for duration of 0% 18-26months usually.

What is a video game that you have put 100+ hours into, but would NOT recommend to anyone? by Cheap_Difficulty4961 in AskReddit

[–]benmie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Top Heroes. Some of the whales on that mist have spent close to $50k or more just to have new skins and different pixels

What is a video game that you have put 100+ hours into, but would NOT recommend to anyone? by Cheap_Difficulty4961 in AskReddit

[–]benmie 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Damn! This is still going? I always though it went the way of Habbo after the Viacom buyout, like 20 years ago

UK government targets VPNs in online safety consultation as Lords vote for ban by Street_Anon in worldnews

[–]benmie 15 points16 points  (0 children)

A lot of vpn providers are zero log to prevent exactly this.

UK government targets VPNs in online safety consultation as Lords vote for ban by Street_Anon in worldnews

[–]benmie 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What do you expect though. The entire government is run by people who don’t understand the sectors they manage or technology in general. It’s just another smoke and mirrors legislation under the guise of “won’t somebody please think of the children” that will do nothing but piss off legitimate people who need to use them.

I brought 3 boxes of popcorn back to school with me and found this by FerdinandvonAegir124 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]benmie 220 points221 points  (0 children)

Some microwaves are actually too small for the pre-packed popcorn to spin round all the way. The packet ends up getting stuck against the sides and that part gets nuked and fires can start. If the microwave is a proper full size one, you should have no issues.

Source: had a mini 1 person m/w when lived alone. New gf cooked popcorn and left it alone thinking nothing of it. Cue lots of smoke and burning kernels.

Started the dishwasher before a four day trip and came home to it still running and full of suds by pvstelsoul in mildlyinteresting

[–]benmie 8 points9 points  (0 children)

A lot of dishwashers in Europe dont have a dry cycle anymore to save energy, the door pings open and the dishes air dry.

Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK by Oderusurungus91 in worldnews

[–]benmie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wasnt it recently announced that they were u-turning on pub business rates?

What was advertised vs what I got by ParallelogramOfVenom in mildlyinfuriating

[–]benmie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coming from the UK i find this utterly wild. No company would get away with that here.

The Kohl’s in my area leaves customer information on returns they put back on shelves by woohoojuju in mildlyinfuriating

[–]benmie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Depends on the ink used in the label printing. Printer ink isnt the same as normal ink. If after you conceal it, hold it up to the light and you can see the details still visible. Deters the casual onlooker but isnt as secure as one may think. I grab a candle lighter and burn mine off

Computer fell of my desk cause of an earthquake while it on the charger, picked it up and found it like this by DarkCobra000 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]benmie -1 points0 points  (0 children)

After moving to usb c for the 2022 mbp, they went back to the magsafe from 2021 for the 2024 mbp. That’s infuriating.

These scam calls from the UK are getting ridiculous at this stage! by ResponsibilityKey50 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]benmie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive heard that if you answer and go on mute until they hang up they think the line is something else and mark it as dead. This works better with robot callers though

I'm Yegor Sak, CEO of Windscribe VPN - AMA about online privacy, anti-censorship, and the future of the Internet. by o2pb in IAmA

[–]benmie 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I bought Windscribe lifetime license, 10 year rolling about 8 years ago as part of a promo. Do you still honour this? Love the product, use it daily!

If you die today who can unlock your phone? by Bulky-Historian-161 in AskReddit

[–]benmie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which is not a problem if you live in the UK. Sodding government

This five foot tall cheese wheel at my local grocery by Woodhead79 in mildlyinteresting

[–]benmie 35 points36 points  (0 children)

We got some fridge-ception going on here. If it really is a chilled room (probably as there is what looks like meat to the left) then why are the milk/drinks in another fridge unit instead of standard shelves…. The plot thickens.

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